Thanks Lesley,I tried it. Unfortunately it didn't work. I googled a bit and there are couple guys that can do this (recovering) for money. Do you think it's worthwhile to send them the files?Michael> Subject: RE: SOS - CORRUPT FILES> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:00:57 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com> > You can try the "heroic open" command: ESC o H > > (three key presses: Escape, lowercase OH, capital H)> > If it works (no guarantees, unfortunately) immediately save the file> to a new directory / name and close it - do not try to edit it. > > Then open the new file the normal way and see what you have.> > Never screw around (um edit) with the Frame binary file in a text > editor like notepad. FrameMaker builds a check-sum into the file,> and even if the number of bytes doesn't change, you'll almost > certainly mess up the checksum.> > On Friday, June 22, 2007 08:19 PM, Michael Zaichenko wrote:> > | Hello Framers, recently I had a machine with a bunch of FM > | files being backed up in progress - crash! It crashed so bad > | that about half of all of my FM files went corrupt and I > | can't open them anymore. Is there any means to fix them or > | recover or whatever. The files appear all fine - I can open > | them with notepad, etc. but not FrameMaker. They have correct > | size too. Thoughts? Michael> > - Lester > -------------------------------------------------------> Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com > Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 > Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com > ------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/_______________________________________________
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